Group Wants Soldiers Off Bayelsa Re-run Poll

The Niger Delta Group,
Non Violent Niger Delta Freedom Fighters has urged the Nigerian military to keep off from Ijaw land as the Ijaws do no longer have confidence in the military.
The group also called on the Nigeria Police Force, armed with the constitutional responsibility of dealing with the civilians  to supervise the forthcoming governorship re-run, election in Bayelsa.
Leader of the group, Charles Omusuku, who spoke to journalists in Yenagoa while reacting to the perceived shortfalls of the December 5, 6th governorship elections in the state, accused the military of aiding and abetting  the  rigging of the last governorship elections, saying  that,  one  Major Sani was responsible for issuing fake military uniforms to political thugs to rig the election.
“There is no need to deploy the military to monitor the election in the state, because their presence could bring troubles, we don’t have confidence in them any longer”
“The security agencies are supposed to perform their constitutional roles, but became political metaphors in the process”
Omusuku insisted, “we don’t have confidence in the military and there are persons authorized by the constitution to carry out this project and that is the Nigeria Police Force, they have the power and their men are on ground to deliver a free and fair electoral process in Bayelsa State”
“We are scared and we have so much concern on what is going to happen in Southern Ijaw if the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declares new date of the re run”
The group called on All Progressive Congress (APC), governorship candidate, Chief Timipre Sylva to accept the verdict of the people and hands off, than militarising the zone
Also speaking, Director General, Ijaw Renaissance Assembly, Onisoya Odum appeal to President Buhari not to scuttle the federal government Amnesty project for the repented ex agitators.
He decried the delays in the payment of their monthly stipends under skills programme abroad.
Odum warned that the stoppage of the amnesty fees to the ex-agitators by Buhari-led government could breed crisis in the region.